Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-05-12


warmer.
John Corbin is home on a visit from
Dodge City.
Let us hear more in regard to pros
pecting for natural gas.
Mrs. H. q. Sturgin, of Hutchinson,
is visiting friends in the city.
The new dailies are increasing.
There are fifty nine in the state.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. John
Franks on the 9Th instant, fine boy.
G. J. Lahue has accepted a posi-
ton as clerk at the Pennsylvania
house.
Mr.. Chas. Beye and wife left last ev-
ening for a three-weeks' visit i'll east
ern Kansas.
G.. l.. Chapman has been appointed
express messenger ON the Ness City
branch.
The ties are now distributed along
Main street for the street railway and
the rails are looked for every day.
Mr.. /. L. Mitchell, who has been
in the employ of Mcclure q Moore
house, is now clerking at the steam
bakery.
r. w. Tarbox was elected Mayor
of Dodge City to fill the vacancy
caused by the recent death Of Mayor
Webster.
The measles have been pretty gen
orally scattered through the town,
but we learn they are now rapidly
disappearing.
Mr. S. j. Roberts, formerly an old
railroad man of this place, is here and
will have charge Of the construction
Of the street railway.
President Strong reports the Santa
Fe prospecting. The Santa Fe has
done great things for Kansas, and
there's no doubt of it.
Complaints are being made about
the city COW herd being driven through
Main streets, as they frighten teams
and kick up fearful dust.
The Heizer-Moss block is about
completed. Mr.. A. G. Schermerhorn
will move into the north room of this
building in few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rhoades, uncle and |
aunt of D. r. Jones, are in town, the
guests Of Mr.. Jones. Mr.. and Mrs. |
RhOades are on their way to WyOm-
ing where they expect to visit until
fall.
The First NJ. E. church has adopt
ed the envelope system Of collections.
1t is now in order for you to put your
silver dollar or five dollar greenback
into the envelope, seal, and drop it
into the hat.
Will w. Evans, of Hoisington, was
called by telegram to attend the death
bed of his father, at North Vernon,
Ind. He started last Tuesday, but
we regret to say, did not get home in
time to see his father alive.
A small boy in one of our public
schools was reading and came to the
word napkin" and hesitated. |
"Why do you stop there, Johnny"
said the teacher; ''yOu know what a !
napkin is, don't your" ''Oh. yes,"
said Johnny, his face Frightening up,
that's something we use when we
have company. "-BangOr (Me.) COM
mercidl.
Washburn college will have four
graduates this year. The exercises
take place on June Is. The names
Of the graduates are George Berges,
son of Judge A. Berges of this city,
+. A. Quail. of this city, z. g. Buck
land, of Great Bend, and Miss Cora
Kirby, of Burlingame.- Topeka Capt.
tai.
Most of our readers know that the
Frisco line uses the Santa Fe track
from Wichita to Halstead, but it will
be news to most of them when We in
form them that the Santa Fe has
given the Frisco sixty days notice
to take their trains off. Burton
Graphic is our informant and it says
the whole thing was brought about
by the building of the Midland, which
it is said the Frisco is hacking.
The jury i'll the case of the state of
Kansas vs.. Houck, in which the de-
PENDANT was charged with selling in